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Singapore: Nanyang Technological University mass-timber building shows signs of mould

The building that hosts Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), known as Gaia and made of timber has shown signs of mould.  As the spokesman of the university had stated mould appeared at...

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Montreal: Building collapses next to construction site after excavation

A three-storey 1900’s building located in Saint- Henri, Montreal partially collapsed on Monday 26th of August. Montreal's firefighters promptly arrived at the site to investigate whether anyone was t...

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Kuwait: A six-storey building collapsed during demolition process

On Wednesday 21st of August, approximately 9:30 p.m. local time, a six-storey building collapsed at the Jabriya area of Kuwait. According to authorities, the building collapsed in the wrong direction...

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US-Canada Borders: The bridge that spans over the border collapsed

On August 14, 2024, the rail lift bridge located near the International Falls Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario and is spanning above US-Canada boarder collapsed. Authorities stated that the repai...

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Kröv, Germany: Hotel collapsed during renovation and killed 2 people

A catastrophic building collapse occurred on Tuesday around 10:55 p.m. local time resulting in 2 deaths while several others were injured. The hotel Reichsschenke Zum Ritter Götz that partially colla...

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Russia: A five-storey building collapsed after gas explosion

A partial collapse of a five-storey building occurred on Thursday 1st of August 2024 in Nizhny Tagil, which is an industrial city at the Russian Ural Mountains. The incident resulted in 10 casualties...

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Navi- Mumbai: Catastrophic building collapse killed 3 while 3 others were injured

Sector 19, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, collapsed, resulting in three fatalities. Furthermore, two others were injured and transferred to the hospital for medical treatment. As eyewitnesses stated, at a...

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Balcony collapsed in Mumbai resulting in one death and four injuries

Last Saturday, around 11am local time, a balcony partially collapsed in South Mumbai resulting in the death of an elderly woman while four others were injured. The survivors were promptly transferred...

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Walkway collapse in Naples, Italy: two fatalities and at least 13 injuries

On Monday the 22nd around 10:30 p.m. local time the third floor's walkway of a housing estate, known as Le Vele di Scampia at Vela Celeste, Naples collapsed resulting in 2 fatalities. Also, 13 other...

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Syria: 316 schools were restored and fully equipped after last year’s catastrophic earthquake

After the catastrophic earthquake in February 2023 in Aleppo province, Syria, 1019 schools were damaged while 349 of them were deemed unsafe. Mustafa Abdel Ghani, who is the director of Education in...

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